At least 15 people were injured as two factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, associate student body of the ruling Awami League, clashed at Jagannath University in the capital on Wednesday.
During the clash, the police arrested 20 people, including three BCL
leaders.
The police and the university authorities filed two cases against 200 BCL activists.
Eyewitness said the clash started when BCL activist Liton, loyal to the university unit president, beat up Arafat, loyal to the unit general secretary, on the campus at about 11:00am.
Informed, general secretary loyalists, led by Arif, Faruk, Bulbul and Maksud, chased the president group activists at about 12:00pm.
When the president group activists made a counter-chase, a clash took place that lasted for two hours and left 15 people injured.
Of the injured, Bulbul, Ashok, Liton, Pratyai, Jasim, Rajib, Sahadat, Arafat, Saim, Suman, Zahir, Rasel and Rifat were admitted to a local clinic.
During the clash, the BCL activists vandalised the university departments and cafeteria and a serious traffic jam ensued around the campus.
Later, acting proctor Asoke Kumar Saha, with the Kotowali police, brought the situation under control.
During the clash, the police arrested 21 BCL men for vandalising the university valuables. Of the arrested, nine were identified as Faruk, Shamim, Sohag, Najmul, Tarek, Shibbir, Milon, Jakir and Debashish.
The Kotowali police officer-in-charge, Salauddin Khan, told New Age, 'Some students often create disturbance on the campus, so we are taking stern action against them. We have filed a case against those who vandalised the university property.'
Acting proctor Asoke Kumar Saha said, 'We have filed a case against 200 BCL activists with the Kotowali police for vandalising university valuables.
'A probe body has also been formed with JnU science faculty dean Prof Hasna Hena Begum as its convener and the committee will submit report within seven working days,' he added.
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